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This collection contains 24 beautiful complete alphabet books from the mid to late 1800s. Alphabet picture books were among the favorites of the day, and these brightly colored and exquisitely illustrated ABC books make it easy to see why. Ever since British bookseller John Newbery came up with the idea of books published specifically for children, there has been an avalanche of books created for young readers. The Newbery Award in the United States, named after John Newbery, is given every year for the best book published specifically for kids. One of the most enduring traditions of books for children is the ABC book. Aside from the nursery rhyme, no other genre has been so extensively produced. The late 1800s produced scores of these books in English, and some of the best and most colorful are presented in this collection of alphabet books. Most of this collection was first published in England, where these books were enjoyed by children and adults alike. Included here is a great mix of some of the best 1800s alphabet books. Each Lunagirl PICTURE Book on CD-ROM contains at least 16 complete books from the Golden Age of Illustration. This particular collection contains 24 complete books! Lunagirl Images has digitalized many favorite children s books from the late 1800s, and put them in a beautiful book-browsing program. Browse the books page by page or scan through always visible thumbnail images. The focus is on the illustrations themselves, so that the reader can easily print out any and all of the pictures. You can of course print out the pages of text as well if you want to create facsimiles of the original books. The colorful illustrations, rendered by the most famous picture book artists of the time - Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott (eponym of he familiar Caldecott Medal), Kate Greenaway, and many others, have a WOW factor sadly lacking in most modern illustrations. Use these Victorian Era prints to decorate the nursery or classroom. Older children and adults will enjoy them as well. You can even print them to sell. All images are in high resolution, and print out nicely at 8 by 10 or a bit larger, or you may print them smaller for use in arts and crafts. Just choose the picture, right-click (click your right mouse button) to see all of the options available. Choose PRINT, type in the dimensions that are right for you, and print on any medium your printer can handle. Besides the option to print, you can instantly make any image your computer desktop display. To edit an image alter it, add text, etc, you can Copy To Clipboard to paste the image into any image editing software you have and work on it there. Lunagirl PICTURE Books are very versatile. Books included in this Lunagirl PICTURE Book are: * Starry Flag ABC (1896) * Father Tuck Fairyland ABC (1890) * The ABC of Nature (1884) * Noah and the Ark ABC (1884) * The Alphabet of Fruits (1880) * Mother Goose ABC (1891) * My Zoo ABC (1890) * Our Baby ABC (1891) * ABC of Objects for Home and School (1889) * Alphabet of Birds (1885) * Apple Pie ABC (1890) * Baby Dot ABC (1880) * Cats and Kittens ABC (1897) * Fairyland Tales and ABCs (1880) * Girls and Boys Name ABC (1889) * Jolly Youngsters ABC (1885) * Little Child Home ABC Book (1870) * Little Learner ABC Book (1898) * Little One ABC Book (1897) * Merry Alphabet (1888) * The Good Boys and Girls Alphabet (1880) * Nursery ABC and Simple Speller (1870) * Our Farm Friends ABC (1880) * The ABC of Horses (1880) Lunagirl PICTURE Books are compatible with any version of Windows. Mac versions are available by request. Images are 300 dpi JPGs, six to eight inches longest side, and can be printed up to twice that size with excellent results.. Price: $14.95

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